Vehicle-brace.



PETER JESS, OF SABU'LA, IOWA.

VEHICLE-ERASE. l

To all whom fit may concern:

' Beit known tha-t I, PETER JEss, acitizen of the UnitedStates, residing at. Sabula, in the county of Jackson and State of Iowa, have invented new and useful Improvements in Vehicle-Braces, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to vehicle braces; andthe object thereof is to provide a brace in a manner as hereinafter set forth to vent a forward movement of the body of the vehicle when the front wheels enter an in! dentation in the road-bed, thereby overcoming thcshifting forward of the load upon the top of the vehicle` spring and thus preventing the bendin" forward of the springs ,and the loosening ofthe bolts for securing the springs f in position so as to overcome the rattling of such parts of Vthe vehicle and by such arrangement the life of thesprings is increased and vdisagreeable noises-obviatedl l Further objects off-the inventioniare 'to provide a vehicle brace which sha1-Lbs simple 1n its constructiomstrong, durablc,`"eflicient in its use, overcoming the' objectionszheret fore set forth, readily'set up and comparatively inexpensiveto manufacture With the foregoing and other robjectsin view, the invention consists inf-the novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter more specilically described and illustrated in the accompanying drawings wherein is shown the preferred embodiment of the invention, but it is tolbe-understood that changes, variations and modifications can be resorted to` which come within the scope of the claims hereunto appended.-

In describing theinve'ntion in detail ref- 4 4hicle body"showing the ada tation of a brace thereto in accordance wit V'this invention,

fand, Fig. 2 is a'perspective view of the brace.

characters, 1 denotes a vehicle l. Vthe rear axle. Attached to the sides of the fasat 3, 3, are the rods 1, 5, whichextend Referring lto the drawings b reference odyand 2 vehicle body near the forward end thereof,

' dia .onally with the vehicle body and towards f .l veac other. Connectedto the rear axle 2, as at 6, is a longitudinally`extending bar 7 'which is arranged a proximately centrally he body 1. Connected "of lthe lower face of t Specification of Letters Patent'. Appucamn ned July 3,1907. serai No. 332,103. v

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The compression spring 14 actjs vas a cushion betweenthe link 8 and the lc ar v7 during the downward `movement of the `vehicle body Patented nec. 17, 1907.

to the forward end of the bar 7 and the rear ends of the rods 4, 5 is a link 8 which may be of any suitable shape, but is lshown triangular 1n contour.

spring 14 which is interposed between the washer 13'and the flattened portion@ of the link 8. The rear end of each of the rods '4., 5 is-forrned in a hook-like manner, as at 1.5 and which are connected to the link 8. `The bar 7, as well as the rods 4, 5, is loosely connected to the link- 8, so that the necessary play Q f the link 8, as well as the rod's 4, 5,-canjbe had when occasion so re uires.

' yThe brdce formed by t e rodsfl, 5, bar 7 and link 8, holds the body portion-"of the v'e-` hicle Ain position so as to prevent forward movement thereof,` but it allows fora downLl and at the same time prevents the shifting `forward of the weight of the load. This is 1' If `thebody tends to move forward to the loose connection between the rods 4', 5

evident owing to'thebar'being connected 'to' the rear axle Q and the rods 4 5 to' the 7p-will arrest such movement, but the body can have a downward movement owingand whenthe body rises the spring 14 tends to cause the link to resume its'normal position upon the barl 7.

What I claim is* -f 1. A vehicle brace for the purpose set forth comprising a link, a longitudinally-extendin bar adapted to have the rearend connecte to the rear aide and its forward end looselyioo `connected to the rear end of the link, and a pair of diagonally-extending rods adapted to have-the forward ends thereof connected to the forward portion ofthe vehicle body and the rear ends loosely connected to the forward portion of the link. S

2: Avehicle brace for the purpose set forth,l

comprising a link, a pair of rodshaving the forward ends thereof connected to the for- .'wardqpart of the vehicle body and their rear `loosely connected to said link, and an' elongated longitudinally-extending bar, havand they forward end thereof extend in said ing the rear end thereof adapted to be eonnested lo the roar arde of the vehicle and the forward end loosely Connected to said link.

A vehielv ln'aoo for the purpose set forth comprising a link, a pair of rods adapted to have the forward ends thereof connected to the sides ol' the vehicle body forwardly thereof and their rear endsloosel}v connected to said link,l an elongalnell longitudinallynxtending rod arranged centrally of the Vehicle vbody'and adapted to have the rear end thoro of connected lo the rear axle of the vehicle link, a nul. carried by the forward end of said bar, and a sprintr intel-[ )osod between tho nut and the link. i

4. A vehicle brace for the purpose set forth embodying` a pair of diagonally-extendingl rods adapted to have their forward ends connected to the vehicle body forwardly thereof, a longitudinallyextending slidable bar adapted to have the rear end connected with the rear axle of the iehicle, and means for pivotally connecting said rods to said bar.

5. A. vehicle brace comprising a pair of diagonally-extending rods, a longitudinally-e tending slidahle bar, and ineans for pivotally connecting the rear end of each of the rods with the har.

Intestimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

` PETER JESS. Witnesses JOHN KUnL7 D. G. l/Vnl'rNEY. 

